Hi all
I was just reading some news on the iPad 3 and came across the following
section in a review.
I thought I must send it around.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/mar/08/ipad-new-apple-retina-display-questions?newsfeed=true
Q: What else is new (iPad 3)?
A: Apple has started moving away from Google in its maps. The iPhoto
application uses OpenStreetMap maps, according to ISM's Jonathan Bennett,
who said in a post
<http://blog.osmfoundation.org/2012/03/08/welcome-apple/> that "we're
rather pleased to find they're the latest to switch to OpenStreetMap".
Apple's growing antipathy towards Google - initially over Android, then in
its competition for mobile advertising attention, and then for pretty much
everything, suggests that the company may be looking for other providers.
But given that maps are a prime method for mobile advertising (Google has
certainly begun monetising them), Apple is definitely going to be
interested in doing its own mapping.
The Maps app on iOS still uses Google - but some people have wondered how
long that will last.
Keep mapping,
Rickus
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